Apache 1.3.12 is the current stable release. Users of Apache
1.3.11 and earlier on Unix and Windows systems should upgrade
to this version. Read the Guide
to 1.3.12, the Guide
to 1.3.11 for information about changes between 1.3.9 and
1.3.11 and the Guide to
1.3.9 for information about changes between 1.3.6 and
1.3.9.

Second Apache 2.0 alpha available

A series of alpha releases of Apache 2.0 are being made
available from the Apache site. This
alpha has a number of additions and fixes since the first
alpha released during ApacheCon 2000 but should still not be
considered even beta-quality code.

Two extracts from the O'Reilly book "Apache: The Definitive
Guide" are now available on the web. The first,
Apache Under Windows covers installing an Apache binary
under Windows and, for more adventurous souls, compiling from
source.
Securing Your Apache Server includes how to build,
configure, and secure an SSL-enabled Apache server under
Unix.

Elliptic Curve Challenge solved

Apache Week reported in issue
180 on the attempt to solve the Elliptic Curve Challenge
from Certicom. The solution was found at the end of March,
and the Apache Software Foundation will receive a donation of
US$8000 from the prize. More
details of the challenge are available

Apache for NetWare

The NetWare version of Apache is examined in a
Network World Fusion Newsletter. Over the past few years
Novell have shipped a couple of different Web servers with
NetWare, but now Apache is available for this system.

This occasional section contains short announcements of jobs
which require significant Apache experience. To see more jobs
or find out how to submit your vacancy visit the Apache Week Jobs
section, newly launched this week.

Wanted: Chief Technology Officer for pre-IPO provider of
Open Source solutions. Experience leading Open Source
development efforts and Apache installations. Contact:
Scott Uhrig at scott.uhrig@tmpsearch.com.

NYC pre-IPO internet company seeks Apache/Solaris expert
for full-time position involving system integration and
administration. Compensation packages will go up to US$100k
+ options. Please contact Mike Chin at 212-687-7072 or at
"michael.chin@rhic.com" for further info.

The Tivoli Systems Web and Multimedia Development team is
looking for a web developer with Apache, mod_perl or Perl
experience. Based in Austin, Texas, it is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of IBM with a great culture, including free soft
drinks, Friday beer bashes and lots of fun.

Here at Apache Week we're always keen to know a little more
about you so we can tailor the site to your needs. Please
take a few minutes to enter the
O'Reilly Network Survey. If the thought of having the
site tailored specifically for your needs isn't exciting
enough, there is a chance to win a prize if you complete the
survey. Who said bribery never works?

Whether you were taken in by it or not, most people seem to
have had a good giggle over the April Fool in last week's
issue - our ApachePDA
story. Thanks (for the laugh) to all those who mailed us
in all seriousness begging to be added to the beta list, and
a smug pat on the back for those who managed to see through
the hype to reveal an editorial office of giggling
pranksters.

The effect the story had was something we could never have
imagined. Within minutes of Apache Week being published, an
article had appeared on slashdot and our poor little
Palm-powered web server was subjected to the slashdot effect
- over 80 thousand hits in the first two hours - and
survived. (Another tell tale sign all was not as it seemed!)
The story snowballed beyond our expectations, leading to
phone calls and emails from journalists and developers around
the world interested in the story.

The "Apache Week Big Wet April Fish Spoilsport" award goes to
The Register for
the serious story about the uses ApachePDA could have, which
was changed in a sudden save-face about turn when they
realised the joke was on them. See the before and after
screenshots in the ApachePDA
section. Huge thanks to those publications who played
along (or at least claim they saw the joke and played along
with it!) and not least to the guys at Netcraft - in on the
gag from the beginning - for their help in making it more
believable.

But don't laugh for too long as there actually is a small web
server for PalmOS as well as a port of Perl. More details on
everything Palm can be found at PalmGear.com.